SOLUTION: On a train, it took 3/4 hour to travel a distance of 52 1/2 miles. What was the average speed of the train?
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Question 372085: On a train, it took 3/4 hour to travel a distance of 52 1/2 miles. What was the average speed of the train?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r = D/t
Solve for r when D = 52_1/2 and t = 3/4
We can write 52_1/2 as 105/2.
r = 105/2 divided by 3/4
Can you finish?
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